Iraq plans rail link to Syria

Iraq says it hopes to open a rail route to Syria later in 2009, reopening an old trade route between the Gulf and southern Europe through Baghdad.

Iraqi Transport Minister Amir Abduljabbar says he would like to launch the project in June although this depends on [...]

Special Report: Jordan – Closer regional trade links benefit economy

The economic slowdown in the Gulf is having a direct effect on Jordan’s economy, and highlighting its dependence on remittances from the 600,000 Jordanians working in the GCC.

Such is the volume of money these workers send back that remittances accounted for almost 15 per cent of the kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008. [...]

Gama Enerji Secures Nearly $1 Bln For Water Pipeline Proj-IHA

8 juillet 2009

ISTANBUL (Dow Jones)–
Turkish firm Gama Enerji AS said Wednesday it has secured around $1 billion to build a 325 kilometer water pipeline in Jordan, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reports.

In a press statement the company said U.S. investment firm OPIC, the European Investment Bank and French investment firm [...]

Gama Enerji Secures Nearly $1 Bln For Water Pipeline Proj-IHA

8 juillet 2009

ISTANBUL (Dow Jones)–
Turkish firm Gama Enerji AS said Wednesday it has secured around $1 billion to build a 325 kilometer water pipeline in Jordan, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reports.

In a press statement the company said U.S. investment firm OPIC, the European Investment Bank and French investment firm [...]